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Is there a recommended way to clean excess dye from a fingerboard to prevent coal miner finger? In the past I have relied on Dunlop 65 Lemon oil but it usually takes multiple applications and I would be interested in a more......MORE »

Is there a way to find the records on a particular guitar by serial number? One of my guitars "should" have a rosewood board but it is very pale and does not look like Rosewood at all so am cuious if it is something else......MORE »

I purchased an ESP Snakebyte (satin black) recently and didn't receive a COA....or ANYTHING in the case for that matter. Was this an oversight or is that the new norm?
Hey Tondog,
The COA is not included......MORE »

i have a mx250 and an eclipse. Both obviously the same scale, both have the exact same strings and bridges. But there is a noticeable difference in string tension between the two. The mx seems a lot stiffer to play. The......MORE »

I purchased a brand new MH-2015 40th limited edition and it has a really strange problem. The G string, locking machine head is not stamped "LTD". This looks crazy and is clearly not right. I've looked at......MORE »

All ESP KH-2 Vintage models were made at the Kiso shop up until 2015. Since 2015 They are made at our ESP Tokyo factory.
The quality of the Kiso shop is the same level of quality of our custom shop instruments – there......MORE »

I have 3 ESP JH trucksters was wondering are these machine made so every aged ESP truckster is distressed at the same spots? N some say ESP custom shop some say signature series. Where are they made ?
I have 3 ESP kh-2......MORE »

Tony,
Sorry to hijack this thread but I posted a question to the prefixes thread and haven't recieved an answer so I wanted to try asking it here. I just bought a used E-II M-I with ES prefix serial number. Any idea......MORE »

I picked up a old ESP Mirage Custom.. id like to find out any info on it that i can.. Please help!
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This Mirage was most likely made in the late 80’s. Unfortunately there are no production records......MORE »

DEAR ESP
I have a serial number on the new James hetfield vulture ESP Flying V guitar.
Mine is EJHV0011 can u please explain to me what that means and which factory it was made in and any other details. Ty do......MORE »

We may be able to authenticate that the guitar was originally made by ESP but if you are sending in a modified guitar we may not be able to pin point every single detail to say what is original and what is not.......MORE »

Every once in a while it is necessary for any factory to make procedural updates or changes as it sees fit. The serial number system was something that our factory decided to streamline to work better for all of our......MORE »

We had a few one of a kind USA models made for Summer NAMM. The M-III you are referring to is one of those models.
We havent decided if that color will be introduced into the product line but stay tuned to the website......MORE »

You could always send one guitar at a time Deni, so you would still have plenty of guitars around to shred.
But It would also cost you a small fortune to send that many guitars from Sweden to the USA.A couple of......MORE »